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[… 7 lines lost …] ε ἔτους, Πτολεμαεὶς Δρυμοῦ Πολυδεύκης Ἐ…ιγονο παραδείσων ψν, ἐπαρουρίου Αφ, ναυβίου υν
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Receipt for orchard, eparourion and naubion taxes TM 25724Euhemeria (Arsinoites)I
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A fragmentary tax receipt or account entry from Euhemeria in the Arsinoite nome, 1st century AD. It records payments by Polydeukes of Ptolemais Drymou in year 5 for the orchard tax, the eparourion tax and the naubion (dyke) tax.
In English machine translation
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Year 5, Ptolemais Drymou, Polydeukes son of E…igonos (?): for orchards 750, for the eparourion 1,500, for naubion 450
The amounts are probably in copper drachmas. The naubion was a tax for the upkeep of dykes and canals, and the eparourion an additional tax charged per aroura of land.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.